558 
more than an inch long, narrow 
linear, acute, erectly spreading ; 
peduncles bractless, about equal 
in length to the leaves; teeth 
of calyx equal, mucronulate ; 
corolla 5 times as long as the 
calyx. 2%. G. Native of 
Brazil, in the province of Minas 
Geraes. Habit of G. peduncu- 
laris, but with a tubular corolla 
a little dilated at the top, and 
about an inch long (fig. 53.) 
Narrow-leaved Gerardia. Pl. 
1 to 2 feet. 
19 G. nisripurA (Mart. bras. 
3. p. 13. t. 207.) plant beset 
with spreading hairs; stem fas- 
tigiately branched; leaves be- 
yond an inch long, linear, acute, 
spreading, papillose, especially along the margins; peduncles 
bibracteate, exceeding the leaves; calyx equal, with acute 
teeth ; corollas 3 times as long as the calyx. ©. G. Native 
of Brazil, in the provinces of Pianhia and Para. No other 
species of this genus has bracteate peduncles. Corolla form of 
the preceding, but about half the size. 
Hispid Gerardia. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
20 G. communis (Cham. et Schlecht, in Linnea, 3. p. 12.) 
glabrous, smooth ; leaves linear, cartilaginously marginate ; 
flowers nearly sessile; teeth of calyx longer than its tube; 
corola tubularly campanulate, exceeding the calycine teeth a 
little. (2. G. Native of the South of Brazil, from Rio Janeiro to 
the Banda Oriental. Corolla downy, 4 an inch long. Filaments 
and anthers slightly hairy. Capsule truncate, or emarginate. 
Common Gerardia. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
21 G. pasya’ntHa (Schiede, et Deppe, ex Cham. et Schlecht, 
in Linnea, 5. p. 104.) stem bifariously pubescent; leaves 
linear, glabrous; teeth of calyx a little longer than its tube; 
corolla downy outside, about twice as long as the calyx. y. 
G. Native of Mexico, in the Terra Fria, Schiede et Deppe. 
Said to resemble G. purpirea in its appearance. 
Thick-flowered Gerardia. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
22 G. HETEROPHY'LLA (Nutt. in amer. phil. trans. n. s. 5. p. 
180.) glabrous; radical leaves broad, cut: cauline ones linear, 
or linear-lanceolate, acute, stiff, with scabrous margins ; flowers 
almost sessile ; calyx angular, with lanceolate-linear, very acute 
teeth, which are a little shorter than the tube; corolla amply 
campanulate, clothed with pubescent tomentum outside, 3-4 
times as long as the calyx. Y%.H. Native of thé Arkansas 
territory, in prairies near the great salt river, Nuttall. Texas, 
Drummond. Corollas very open, from 8 lines to 1 inch long, 
purple, crowded towards the sumimits of the branches. The 
lower leaves are described as trifid, or laciniated, by Nuttall and 
Drummond. 
Var. B, grandiflora (Nutt. 1. c.) flowers larger. 
Variable-leaved Gerardia. | Pl. 2 feet. 
23 G. rascicULA'rA (Elliott. bot. car. 2. p. 115.) very 
scabrous ; stem stiff, branched at top; leaves narrow-linear, 
acute; peduncles very short; calyx truncate, with short 
acute teeth; corola ample, campanulate, downy, 5 times as 
long as the calyx. — 21. H. Native of Jacksonville, Drum- 
mond; South Carolina and Georgia, Elliott. Corolla 10-11 
lines long. Young leaves sometimes fascicled in the axils of 
the stem leaves. Perhaps only a variety of G. purpürea. 
Fascicled-leaved Gerardia. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
24 G. Domince’nsis (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 817.) finely hispid ; 
SCROPHULARINEJE. LIV. Gerarpia. 
stem strict, erect, somewhat fastigiately branched; leaves about 
an inch long, narrow-linear, acute, erectish, 3 times as long as 
the short peduncles ; calyx equal, with acute teeth; corolla 3 
times as long as the calyx. Y%.S. Native of St. Domingo. 
Appears to be allied to G. purpürea aud G. fasciculata, but the 
flowers are described as but 4 lines long. ex Benth. 
St. Domingo Gerardia. Pl. 1 to 2 teet. 
25 G. wanmíriMA (Rafin. new york med. rep. 2. p. 361) 
humble, glabrous, fleshy ; leaves linear, obtuse ; racemes termi- - 
nal; peduncles short; calyx truncate, with short, obtuse, mutic 
teeth; corollas glabrous, campanulate, 3-4 times as long as the 
calyx. a4. H. Native of New Jersey and New York, in salt 
marshes. G. crinita, Eddy. G. purpurea, p, crassifolia, Pursh, 
fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 422. Plant usually 2-3 inches high. 
Corolla scarcely 8 lines long. 
Var. B, grandiflora (Benth. l. c. p. 208.) plant 4-6 inches 
high, with few leaves on the upper part; corolla about 8 lines 
long. Y%.H. Native of Texas. 
Sea-side Gerardia. Pl. 2 to 6 inches. 
26 G. Pruxeneru (Ell bot. car. 2. p. 114.) quite 
smooth ; leaves small, remote, filiform, sub-fascicled ; pe- 
duncles shorter than the leaves and calyxes; calyx truncate, 
with short, acute teeth; corolla finely pubescent, 3 times as 
long as the calyx. 4%. H. Native of Carolina and Georgia, 
Elliott; of the Cherokee country, Banks herb. Said by Mr. 
Bentham to come near to var. y, of G. tenuifolia, but the leaves 
are still more slender, and the peduncles constantly very short. 
Plukenet’s Gerardia. Pl. 1 foot. 
27 G. eunPU'nzA (Lin. spec. 848.) leaves linear, acutish, flat, 
with scabrous edges; flowers on short peduncles; calyx almost 
nerveless, with acute teeth, which are one half shorter than the 
tube ; corolla glabrous, amply campanulate, with a short, tubular 
base. ¢.H. Native of the United States, common in marshes ; 
and of Mexico, in the Hacienda de La Laguna, Sims, bot. 
mag. 2048.—Plukn. phyt. t. 12. f. 2. mant. t. 388. f. 
Var. a, parviflora (Benth. 1. c. p. 208.) corolla 
lines long. 2. H. 
Var. D, grandiflora (Benth. 1. c.) corolla an inch long. %. 
H. Native of New Jersey. The two varieties at first sight 
appear different, Benth. 
Purple-flowered Gerardia. 
1i foot. 
28 G. LoNGIròLIA (Nutt. in amer. phil. soc. trans. n. 8. 5. P: 
180.) leaves narrow-linear, with scabrous edges: the floral ones 
exceeding the flowers; peduncles much longer than the calyx ; 
calyxes almost nerveless; teeth lanceolate, acute, hardly shorter 
than the tube; corollas glabrous, ample, campanulate, shortly 
tubular at the base. ©. H. Native on the banks of the 
Arkansas, Nutt. ; Red River, on the north- west coast, Douglas. 
Leaves 1} to 2 inches long. Corolla of G. purpurea, var. P» 
which it resembles in many respects, (Benth.) 
Long-leaved Gerardia. Pl. 1 to 12 foot. 7 
29 G. nmwrrOLIA (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 47.) stem twiggy» 
smooth, much branched; branches floriferous at apex; leaves 
linear, acute, smooth or roughish, longer than the peduncles} 
calyx truncate, campanulate, minutely toothed ; corolla ample; 
campanulate, with a downy throat, and ciliated segments. %: 
H. Native of North Carolina to Florida, Nuttall; Alabama, 
Dr. Gates. Root creeping. Leaves smooth according to 
Nuttall; but according to Bentham they are rough on the 
margins. 
Flax-leaved Gerardia. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. i 
30 G. rxpuNcurA nis (Benth. 1. c. p. 209.) leaves linear, with 
revolute edges, and are, as well as the stem, very scabrous: 
racemes panicled ; peduncles long ; calyx angular, truncate, with 
1. 
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Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1772. Pl. 
